Support for Alternative Layouts
This is a summary of how alternative layouts have been supported by kits such as Colevrak and Homing. It is not a discussion of alt layout performance and development, but if that interests you I highly recommend starting with Pascal Getreuer’s A guide to alt keyboard layouts (why, how, which one?). It’s a concise and comprehensive overview with links to some great sites that go deeper. He also has a separate Links about keyboards page. The Keyboard layouts doc he recommends explains layout goals and metrics in detail, summarizing the alt layouts discussed here as well as more than one hundred others. Sculpted-profile The majority of custom keycap sets are sculpted-profile (Cherry, SA, MT3, KAT, etc. - more on profiles generally here) so let’s start there. Because each row has a unique keycap shape, alt layouts require a unique keycap for each legend that moves off its QWERTY row. At first there were two The Dvorak layout was patented in 1936 by August Dvorak & William L....
Apr 23, 2024
http://imgur.com/a/irmWN
Yes I put them in myself, I bought this keyboard off Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LTNDM98/), just intending to use the all aluminum case it has for another build.
But when I opened it up, I found the PCB was already set up for lighting, just needed resistors. So I ordered some Gateron's from Massdrop, put dip sockets in them so I can quick change out the LED lighting to another color whenever I want, added resistors, modded the top plate to use Cherry stabalizers, and those pics are the finished product. It even works off a PS/2 connection if you use one of those little passive purple USB to PS/2 adapters. Overall, one of the best purchases I've made in a keyboard. It's built like a tank too because of the all metal case.
I have two of these builds now also, the other I made red and black, nice little hidden gem on amazon that not many know about :)
Original Link: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/High-Quality-and-High-lightness-100pcs-2x3x4-Rectangular-square-type-sky-blue-color-led-beads-brightness600/2022772817.html
I don't know why they pulled all their products, and the closest thing I can find there now are regular 3mm LED's. Haven't ordered any of the others though, as I bought 200 of the 2x3x4's when they were being sold, for other projects.